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Illinois is a French spelling for the Illinois and PeoriaIndian word “ilini, ” meaning a man or a warrior and alsopossibly a member of the Illinois tribe.The Illinois legislature officially adopted “Land ofLincoln” as its slogan in 1955, referring to Illinois as thestate where Abraham Lincoln began his political career.Illinois is also known unofficially as the Prairie State, afitting sobriquet for a state that sets aside the third fullweek of September each year as Illinois Prairie Week “todemonstrate the value of preserving and reestablishingnative Illinois prairies. ” The Corn State is another fittingnickname for Illinois, owing to the importance of thatcrop to the state’s agricultural economy.
Illinois is a French spelling for the Illinois and PeoriaIndian word “ilini, ” means a man or a warrior and alsopossibly a member of the Illinois tribe.The Illinois legislature advocate adopted “Land ofLincoln” as its slogan in 1955, referring To Illinois as the state where Abraham Lincoln began his political career.Illinois is also known unofficially as the Prairie State, afitting sobriquet for a state that sets aside the third fullweek of September each year as Illinois Prairie Week “todemonstrate the value of preserving and reestablishingnative Illinois prairies. ” The Corn State is another fittingnickname for Illinois, owing to the importance of that crop to the state’s agricultural economy.